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diff --git a/Cassandane/Util/Log.pm b/Cassandane/Util/Log.pm
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index 17d2cc7..11b747f 100644
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--- a/Cassandane/Util/Log.pm
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+++ b/Cassandane/Util/Log.pm
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@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
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 my $verbose = 0;
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-openlog('cassandane', '', LOG_LOCAL6)
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-    or die "Cannot openlog";
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-
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 sub xlog
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 {
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     my $id;
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@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ sub xlog
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     $msg .= "($id) " if $id;
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     $msg .= join(' ', @_);
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     print STDERR "$msg\n";
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-    syslog(LOG_ERR, "$msg");
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 }
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 sub set_verbose
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diff --git a/Cassandane/Instance.pm b/Cassandane/Instance.pm
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index bdfa44f..e852599 100644
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--- a/Cassandane/Instance.pm
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+++ b/Cassandane/Instance.pm
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@@ -2030,12 +2030,8 @@ sub setup_syslog_replacement
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 {
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     my ($self) = @_;
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-    if (not(-e 'utils/syslog.so') || not(-e 'utils/syslog_probe')) {
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-        xlog "utils/syslog.so not found (do you need to run 'make'?)";
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-        xlog "tests will not examine syslog output";
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-        $self->{have_syslog_replacement} = 0;
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-        return;
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-    }
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+    $self->{have_syslog_replacement} = 0;
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+    return;
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     $self->{syslog_fname} = "$self->{basedir}/conf/log/syslog";
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     $self->{have_syslog_replacement} = 1;